If you have been operating in CEE, you might have noticed these trends in the early stage venturing:

most venture capitalists have amazing knowledge of finance, but not many of them are successful entrepreneurs who use growth strategies in practice

there is a lot of capital available for early stage ventures, but not much of it might be called “smart money” that comes with network and growth opportunities

valuation and investment tickets in CEE seem to be lower than in Western Europe or Silicon Valley, which often forces startups to relocate before gaining traction

We have been working hard for over a year to address these challenges and find a solution.

Today we are glad to announce the birth of Data Ventures – a next generation seed fund operating in CEE!

What is Data Ventures?

Data Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm focused on big data technologies for B2B. We are based in Warsaw and invest only in projects with global ambition and potential. Our view is that investment round done with Data Ventures should be the last one done locally.

Data Ventures principles

Our main investment theme: we believe that data analytics will become an ultimate competitive position driver in every industry in the next few years. We help entrepreneurs based in Poland build global companies based on this trend.

Our strategy is heavily thesis-driven: we imagine how chosen industries will develop in 4 years from now and choose investment targets that will champion the future. We are focused on the founders and the product while investing substantially less time than an average fund in deep diving into financials of analysed projects.

Approach – we have every day hands-on experience working as strategic advisers and board members in the areas of technology, marketing, sales and product development. We help our businesses with lead generation and strategic partnerships and seek synergies within the investment portfolio.

Start up founders we are looking for – honest and transparent, learning something new every day, familiar with the lean startup methodology, aware of their competitors and competitive positioning, aware of who their client is (and who is not) and what value proposition they offer, having their MVP and believing that their business is important to the world and will become big.

Who is leading the investment process?

We are a team of entrepreneurs experienced in product development, technology, marketing & sales.

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